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thank you for joining us early. tucker is in now to tell us about this weather that we're dealing with. yesterday, we had quite a bit of heavy rain. i came in 67 miles from west into the district and ran into just a few showers. >> well, we have more on the way. yesterday, we had tornado warnings. we had some problems across some of the area. others did not have any problems. some extremely heavy rain pushing up through front royal, cull pep eric leesburg, reston, you are right on the edge of it. you get the idea there, moving from south to red. you see the dark yellows and reds. we have a flash flood watch in effect for locally heavy rain until 8:00. humidity, 87%. feels very tropical out there. area of low pressure will pass to our west today and our conditions will improve as we have a frontal system through here. early rain, afternoon sun. some sun by newport and more sun by late this afternoon. highs in the low 80s. so temperature-wise, we will be nice. should be a gradual improvement. >> thank you. julie wrigh
thank you for joining us early. tucker is in now to tell us about this weather that we're dealing with. yesterday, we had quite a bit of heavy rain. i came in 67 miles from west into the district and ran into just a few showers. >> well, we have more on the way. yesterday, we had tornado warnings. we had some problems across some of the area. others did not have any problems. some extremely heavy rain pushing up through front royal, cull pep eric leesburg, reston, you are right on the...
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about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the computerized faregate system is set up, people can enter and exit with a we have rebalance. the theory is that the customer will put more money on his or her card later. if smart trip cards drop in price to $2.50, passengers would be able to take long rush hour rail rides. some cost over $5 and they could just throw away the cheap smart trip card and be ahead of the game. metro officials estimate that could cost the transit system a million dollars a month in loss revenue. for the time being, the smart trip card price remains at $5 while seven different proposed solutions to the problem ar
about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the...
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they are performing live for us next. you don't want to miss it. >>> next, here is wendy williams with a look at her show. [ music ]. hi there. i'm ian wright and i'm investigating what makes aruba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ row your boat gently down the stream... ♪ i'll tell you what; it's not aloe vera the main export. it's happiness. i haven't even got bait on the end of mine. i don't care; it's just nice sitting here. you're getting it. you're getting it. when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ to bring the family together on sunday mornings than with the warmth and aroma of freshly baked pillsbury cinnamon rolls. [ wink! ] [ wink! ] ♪ >>> have you ever wanted to work on your own vehicle but you just didn't have the tools nor the place to do it? >> well believe it or not, there is a place you can go to do it yourself. fox 5's holly more sis getting a great lesson in mechanics
they are performing live for us next. you don't want to miss it. >>> next, here is wendy williams with a look at her show. [ music ]. hi there. i'm ian wright and i'm investigating what makes aruba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ row your boat gently down the stream... ♪ i'll tell you what; it's not aloe vera the main export. it's happiness. i haven't even got bait on the end of mine. i don't care; it's just nice sitting here. you're getting it. you're getting it. when...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and on this tuesday morning we're going to be talking about auto repair. we're at a garage this morning in sterling, virginia. a garage that's been open for about five months or so. and guess who the mechanic is? it's you. and this is called do it yourself mechanics. here they will rent you the lift, the tools, they even have some parts you can buy and you fix your own car. this morning we are going to talk to the owners and find out why they thought something like this was really needed, where they got the inspiration for the idea and most importantly, we're going to talk about exactly how much money you can really save if you do this. and if you are sitting there thinking, but what if i don't really
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. and on this tuesday morning we're going to be talking about auto repair. we're at a garage this morning in sterling, virginia. a garage that's been open for about five...
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this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it going to the caribbean. they are getting 10 years worth of grow out of this merger. >> reporter: louella rhodes is on her way back from atlanta. he she flies airtran often. >> i'm praying that the service will continue to be great, our flights will object time and most of all, we get very reasonable rates and air fares. >> reporter: so what about tick the prices? will they go down because southwest is at reagan? general kick says don't bet on it. remember, airtran is already a low cost airline. >> smart move on the part of southwest and i think yo
this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it...
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what can you tell us about what is happening there? >> reporter: as you said, we just arrived on the scene. we have very limited information right now. we are at canal and p street in that area. i spoke briefly with an officer who said they have very little information right now but she said it's barricade situation. they can't tell me if of this a hostage situation going on inside of a house. we just don't know right now. we know that their big concern that is people are waking up right now, trying to go to work, head to their cars. they are trying to get people in this area to stay inside their homes. now, it's rather large area that we are talking about here like a six-block area when we pulled up in this vicinity that they have blocked off here. but again, right now, we are still trying to figure out exactly what the situation is, who may be behind the barricade situation. but the big thing right now, they are telling me it was at 52 n street. that is the location we believe they are dealing with. quite a large area that police are
what can you tell us about what is happening there? >> reporter: as you said, we just arrived on the scene. we have very limited information right now. we are at canal and p street in that area. i spoke briefly with an officer who said they have very little information right now but she said it's barricade situation. they can't tell me if of this a hostage situation going on inside of a house. we just don't know right now. we know that their big concern that is people are waking up right...
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stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> a vehicle repair shop in sterling, virginia, now open and it allows you to work on your own car. >> holly is there with her pretty powder blue vet to learn more about d
stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims...
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. >>> stay with us. we have much more still ahead, your weather, traffic and stop stories as fox 5 morning news at 5:00 begins now. >>> start you off with a look at hurricane earl this morning continuing to take aim at the eastern seaboard. evacuations are beginning in parts of north carolina and the hurricane could ruin labor day weekend plans for million of people including people right here in our region. >> let's take a look at exactly how things are shaping up for us here on this wednesday more than, september 1st. a live look at our nation's capital to get you started on this wednesday. >>> good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. thank you for being with us. let's say good morning to tucker barnes with a look at what is happening here. >> good morning. just getting the latest on earl. maximum winds down to 125 miles per hour. that is a category three hurricane. still a major hurricane. very dangerous. it will be approaching the mid- atlantic her
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census records. >> what your giving us right now, of a properly in front of us? >> i believe that they are. the census data is already in the record. i would ask you to take judicial notice of the fact that there has been a 50% reduction in disproportionality. the sentencing commission is the source of the statistics in the first instance. >> thank you. what evidence did the state put on in its summary judgment papers? what's your honor, dr. leon >> your honor, we brought in analysis of our evidence. no evidence has been brought in under factor too. no evidence of denial of access. note evidence of subtle racial appeals. we showed that a washington voter elected an african- american to be chief executive of the largest county in our state. we also provided evidence regarding responsiveness. the fact that the 2009 amendments were adopted is evidence of this. >> what is your response to the issue that i raised earlier? the 2009 statute that is presently before us for analysis, assuming that there is a claim, is that the version of law? if so, what is your response
census records. >> what your giving us right now, of a properly in front of us? >> i believe that they are. the census data is already in the record. i would ask you to take judicial notice of the fact that there has been a 50% reduction in disproportionality. the sentencing commission is the source of the statistics in the first instance. >> thank you. what evidence did the state put on in its summary judgment papers? what's your honor, dr. leon >> your honor, we...
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thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all they can to find a driver of what they believe was a small dark sedan, possibly a honda. they say the force of the impact caused some damage. and even a piece of evidence was left behind. >> it did leave the right-hand side exterior passenger mirror on the scene after it struck her. >> reporter: neighbors say this narrow stretch of carol avenue can be hazardous. many drivers ignore the speed limit we're told, even with a school just across the street. >> i've seen the crossing guard almost get hit trying to cross the kids to school. so people don't
thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car....
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high pressure will be right on top of us so that's going to be very, very nice for us. sunday, not too bad, either. warmer, 84 degrees. a few high clouds come in late in the day on sunday, but it still looks very, very nice. we cool down on monday. 80 degrees, and then we start a gradual warmup tuesday and wednesday, back up into the middle 80s. the houston texans are coming to town. kick-off at 4:00 on sunday. very, very nice, temperature right about 84 degrees for kick-off. so warm at fedex but dry and sunny nonetheless and it will cool down into the 70s by the end of the day. >> thanks, gary. >>> we want to invite you to help us keep the action going. cast your vote in the high school football game of the week, the nominees up on our website. go to myfoxdc.com. tell us where you think we should be next friday. this week we're launching a new way to vote. you can text the name of the school of your choice to 55171. that simple, and beware, regular text messaging rates apply. >>> a documentary film called "i'm still here" shows how phoenix joekin phoenix is back. his b
high pressure will be right on top of us so that's going to be very, very nice for us. sunday, not too bad, either. warmer, 84 degrees. a few high clouds come in late in the day on sunday, but it still looks very, very nice. we cool down on monday. 80 degrees, and then we start a gradual warmup tuesday and wednesday, back up into the middle 80s. the houston texans are coming to town. kick-off at 4:00 on sunday. very, very nice, temperature right about 84 degrees for kick-off. so warm at fedex...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> good afternoon, sam caston is leaving the nationals after 4 1/2 years as team president. he announceed he will leave at the end of the season and didn't explain exactly why he decided to leave. in may 2006, caston was part of a group led by washington-area real estate developer ted lerner. he was picked by major league baseball to buy the team. he made a commitment to stay with him for five years and it's time to move on. he did not say whether he would retain his ownership stake in the team. what does this mean for the nats now? >> that means we have lost the two-time executive in the year and in his career and a longtime player executive
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> good afternoon, sam caston is leaving the nationals after 4 1/2 years as team president. he...
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stay with us. your weather, traffic and all your top stories as fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. we'll bring in mr. tony perkins with a look at the forecast. good morning to you. >> i thought we were on that cruise ship for a moment. we do have changes coming. today will be a day of transition. it will be another warm day but you will feel things changing as the atmosphere gets mixed up. we get breezy conditions through here later on. that will set the stage for cooler temperatures later on at the end of the week. right now, we have a temperature of 76 degrees at reagan national. 73 at dulles. 76 at bwi marshall. these tells warmer than it was yesterday at this time -- these temperatures warmer than it was yesterday at this time. take a look. not a bad start to the day. we do have a few more clouds out there than we had yesterday certainly as a frontal boundary begins to pass through here. as it does, i would not rule out a shower
stay with us. your weather, traffic and all your top stories as fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. we'll bring in mr. tony perkins with a look at the forecast. good morning to you. >> i thought we were on that cruise ship for a moment. we do have changes coming. today will be a day of transition. it will be another warm day but you will feel things changing as the atmosphere gets mixed up. we get breezy...
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cold front for us will push through on sunday. all it will do is leave us some clouds. a shower near the mason dixon line. very well. a very dry air mass in place. but we will see our temperatures rise as we head into the course of the week. that red skins game tomorrow. boy, do we have great weather for it. we are talking the skins and the texans. 82 to 83 by the time kickoff is around at 4:15 p.m. some clouds but a warm evening to enjoy. here is a look at the five day forecast for you. talk about a spike in temperatures. getting ready for the first day in fall. but look at this, 90 degrees on wednesday. unbelievable, well above seasonal. temperatures otherwise pretty close to seasonal with plenty of sunshine. a slight chance by next weekend we could see more rainfall own boy do we need it. keep an eye on it. >> that does it for us a little bit early. fox 5 news is always on at my fox dc. >> in two minutes sports extra kind of a super-sized edition. lindsay is dressing in layers to talk about hockey. you don't want to miss it. take care. >> good-bye.
cold front for us will push through on sunday. all it will do is leave us some clouds. a shower near the mason dixon line. very well. a very dry air mass in place. but we will see our temperatures rise as we head into the course of the week. that red skins game tomorrow. boy, do we have great weather for it. we are talking the skins and the texans. 82 to 83 by the time kickoff is around at 4:15 p.m. some clouds but a warm evening to enjoy. here is a look at the five day forecast for you. talk...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> she could become the first woman put to death in virginia in nearly a century. the u.s. supreme court refused to block the execution of theresa lewis. the 41-year-old was sentenced to death for providing sex and money to two men who killed her husband and stepson in 2002. two justices voted to stop the execution. >>> disturbing new sex claims against the pastor of an atlanta area mega churchlt a third lawsuit was filed today against bishop eddy long two. of the men claim bishop long. long denies the al. this is going on in bell city, california. most of the council members are accused of padding their pox with city money. they're also char
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> she could become the first woman put to death in virginia in nearly a century. the u.s. supreme...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> tracking a killer. police in prince georges county want to know who shot a man to death. gun shots were fired around midnight in the 3400 block of dodge park road in landover. when police arrived, they found pierre medley suffering from a gun shot wound. the medics --ics rushed him to the hospital where he died. police are asking anyone with information to call him. >>> police arrested a second team connected to a knife attack last week. the victim was taking pictures of the canterbury shopping center when two types approached him. when the man refused, they kicked and stabbed him. one teen was arrested hours later and the other was caught
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> tracking a killer. police in prince georges county want to know who shot a man to death. gun shots...
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this week will be a much bigger challenge. >> i think this is another test for us. from a team standpoint, no. 1 to, play on the road in a hostile environment against a very good football team. no. 2 is to play, you know, in a game as the more we win, the bigger the games get. i think this is a very big game for us and we'll learn a lot about who we are after this game. >>> switching gears, the nats visiting the phillies, jason marquis probably should have just stayed in washington. 1st wing, raul ibanez with a two-run up the middle. it was just that kind of night. still in the 1st nats down 4- 1. there's an r.b.i. base knock. marquis gives up six runs and for the second time this year fails to get out of the 1st inning, nats fall 9-1. >>> the orioles hosting the yanks, two outs and need one more for a win, but a-rod is not having that. the three-run home run is the second homer of the game. now with two blown saves this season they are both against the yankees. orioles lose 4-3. >>> one quick programming note. the georgia tech/north carolina football game can be se
this week will be a much bigger challenge. >> i think this is another test for us. from a team standpoint, no. 1 to, play on the road in a hostile environment against a very good football team. no. 2 is to play, you know, in a game as the more we win, the bigger the games get. i think this is a very big game for us and we'll learn a lot about who we are after this game. >>> switching gears, the nats visiting the phillies, jason marquis probably should have just stayed in...
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police have been very slow to give us any information. we still don't know who the woman is or how she was killed, nor do we have any suspect information. all this happened about 2:30 this afternoon as police arrived on the scene after a 911 call. homicide detectives are now on the case. however, prince george's police say they got the call about a woman who was in trouble seen lying unresponsive in that hallway near a stairwell. they also got calls about gunshots at complex about the same time. the woman has not been identified at this point. she is a white female in her 40s. she died in the hospital about an hour after emergency crews arrived here on the scene. again police have not established a motive or suspect. >> at this time it does not appear to be a robbery, but we are still looking for the motive in the case. >> reporter: what have you been able to get from any witnesses? did they hear any arguing, shouting, any gunshots? was there any domestic problems in that area? >> that's all still part of the investigation. they're still
police have been very slow to give us any information. we still don't know who the woman is or how she was killed, nor do we have any suspect information. all this happened about 2:30 this afternoon as police arrived on the scene after a 911 call. homicide detectives are now on the case. however, prince george's police say they got the call about a woman who was in trouble seen lying unresponsive in that hallway near a stairwell. they also got calls about gunshots at complex about the same...
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could certainly use some. it remains very dry. but it is also glorious and beautiful. mostly clear and not so cool. can still see jupiter out there tonight. the bright star near the moon. 63 degrees. tomorrow we turn up the heat. an evening shower or storm not out of the realm of possibility, 90 degrees. and your planner for tomorrow. and a warm, sunny day. and although the humidity isn't july-like, like we've seen, but the humidity will climb. by noon 85 degrees and by 4:00 we'll watch radar closely to see if we don't have one or -- don't have one or two thunderstorms around the region. by noon tomorrow we still don't see too much going on but into the keu6 -- 6:00 hour we might see some thursday 91 degrees. maybe a late shower on saturday and a few scattered showers on sunday. right now we're unsure on the weekend forecast but you can see it does feature quite a drop in temperature on sunday at 76. it looks unsettled right now. i know you don't want to hear that. we don't have model agreement. it has to do w
could certainly use some. it remains very dry. but it is also glorious and beautiful. mostly clear and not so cool. can still see jupiter out there tonight. the bright star near the moon. 63 degrees. tomorrow we turn up the heat. an evening shower or storm not out of the realm of possibility, 90 degrees. and your planner for tomorrow. and a warm, sunny day. and although the humidity isn't july-like, like we've seen, but the humidity will climb. by noon 85 degrees and by 4:00 we'll watch radar...
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use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. caltrate delivers 1200 mg calcium plus vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too late for caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. in china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. happy friday to you. i have two things to talk to you about this morning. and i'm going to start with what's on tv, because the fall season premieres continue tonight. there is one show that started as a summer replacement, it started in june, but it appears people
use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. caltrate delivers 1200 mg calcium plus vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too late for caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. in china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity...
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they flat out whipped us. we got to come out there, get repaired, look at the film and see what went wrong. check ourselves and get ready for the next week. >>> before a lot more with the skins coming up later this hour. dave ross will be here to break down things with our monday morning quarterback segment. stay with us. a lot more state ahead. up next the pastor at the center of the sex scandal is talking publicly. >> portrayed myself as the perfect man. but i am not the man that is being portrayed on the television. >> it is what bishop ed area long didn't say that has a lot of people concerned. we'll get a full report as we check more headlines. stay with us. -- it is what bishop eddie long didn't say that has a lot of people concerned. >>> counting ballots in venezuela. president hugo chavez is fighting to keep control in the national elections for parliament. they are waiting for election results. >>> here at home of course the obama administration is working hard to keep middle east peace
they flat out whipped us. we got to come out there, get repaired, look at the film and see what went wrong. check ourselves and get ready for the next week. >>> before a lot more with the skins coming up later this hour. dave ross will be here to break down things with our monday morning quarterback segment. stay with us. a lot more state ahead. up next the pastor at the center of the sex scandal is talking publicly. >> portrayed myself as the perfect man. but i am not the man...
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julie will be with us soon. stay with us. oweanyo well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! >>> welcome back on this friday as we take a live look over the washington monument if can you see it there through the fog that seems to be moving in. of course, we'll be warming up hopefully burning all of that off later on. >> that will certainly happen. i will tell you tucker and i are actually surprised that no fog advisories have been issued as of this point because it is very thick in places. so you can see all the live shots we've shown you out there. you want to be aware of that this morning. >> a lot of the moisture may stick around in the air though. >> till with b
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but as dwayne shows us right here, that station is still open and it's still a little bit difficult to get to at this hour. >> paul wagner reporting live tonight. >>> for most of us, this is an unbelievable crime, adding horror to heartbreak for family and friends. the community leaders were worried that this would happen. roby chavez is live with more on the link between the two rival gangs and 21-year-old ashley mccray. robbie? >> reporter: ashley mccray knew a lot of people and today, the church was packed. several hundred inside the church and another hundred or so gathered outside of the church and she knew members of the two rival gangs. community activists and police came here because they were afraid that putting the two groups together would lead lead to violence and today, someone brought a gun to a funeral. >> two secs you heard gun shots go off and everybody responded back into the church and scattered everywhere. >> reporter: 21-year-old ashley mccray's funeral was wrapping up and that crowd gathered for one last goodbye as the casket was placed in the hearse. police and m
but as dwayne shows us right here, that station is still open and it's still a little bit difficult to get to at this hour. >> paul wagner reporting live tonight. >>> for most of us, this is an unbelievable crime, adding horror to heartbreak for family and friends. the community leaders were worried that this would happen. roby chavez is live with more on the link between the two rival gangs and 21-year-old ashley mccray. robbie? >> reporter: ashley mccray knew a lot of...
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and see political pundits naping at us and see folks inside -- sniping at us and see folks inside the svelteway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge -- beltway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge for the tea party movement is what specifically would you do? >> reporter: as president obama laid down a challenge for the tea partiers his spokesman denied a new york times story that the white house was planning a raid of anti-tea party tv ads leading up to the november elections. >> what was untrue is the story was predicated on a national ad campaign that neither existed nor was being contemplated. >> reporter: republican leaders who have found themselves targeted as tea party examples of washington overspending set to unveil a new blueprint for what the gop will do after november. >> i think we're getting back to basics, what makes us a party, what our core beliefs are, where we strayed and then what do we have to concentrate on to win? >> reporter: but for a movement that didn't exist in 2008, the tea party factor is already proving to be a major focus of t
and see political pundits naping at us and see folks inside -- sniping at us and see folks inside the svelteway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge -- beltway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge for the tea party movement is what specifically would you do? >> reporter: as president obama laid down a challenge for the tea partiers his spokesman denied a new york times story that the white house was planning a raid of anti-tea party tv ads leading...
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the frontal system not going to bring us rain showers. we could use it. very dry around here for the past month or so. just not in the cards today. but what is in the forecast, a lot of sunshine and a beautiful afternoon. forecast, high temperatures yesterday were in the middle 80s in town. a little cooler than that. about 77 to 80 in washington. 82 in waldorf and 81 in warrenton. no rain in the forecast today. >> let's get a check of our morning commute with our julie wright. she has your on-time traffic. >> we're not looking so bad right now. we are off to a pretty quiet start. the lanes are open between college park and bethesda. now 301 at climber drive, that is where we have a crash. only one lane squeezing through. beltway here at route 4. no problems reported between andrews and the wilson bridge. traveling in on 66, so far, so good. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> our top story this morning, voters in maryland and the district head to the polls today to cast their votes in primary elections. now, we have team covera
the frontal system not going to bring us rain showers. we could use it. very dry around here for the past month or so. just not in the cards today. but what is in the forecast, a lot of sunshine and a beautiful afternoon. forecast, high temperatures yesterday were in the middle 80s in town. a little cooler than that. about 77 to 80 in washington. 82 in waldorf and 81 in warrenton. no rain in the forecast today. >> let's get a check of our morning commute with our julie wright. she has...
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us forward to better times? >> and reacting to the polls, the former governor downplayed the numbers. >> and i guess i am violating that rule and with every policy member in eight months. >> and the polls showed ehrlich and o'malley neck-in-neck and with a small margin separating them. >> the thing is it's not the summer anymore. >> reporter: the cooling director said the survey found unlike the first race for governor, he's not getting enough maryland democrats to cross party lines. >> they getting 10% of the democrats right now and what he won in 2002, he got 22% of all voters to go his way. >> and that could be difficult for republicans to pull off. democrats keep their party faithful on election day. >> and president obama remains widely popular and will campaign for him. next thursday, the president's radio ad has been airing over the weekend. >> thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> our coverage of the deadly bus crash off of i-270 in maryland continues. a small limo-style bus out of pennsylvania plunged off of a
us forward to better times? >> and reacting to the polls, the former governor downplayed the numbers. >> and i guess i am violating that rule and with every policy member in eight months. >> and the polls showed ehrlich and o'malley neck-in-neck and with a small margin separating them. >> the thing is it's not the summer anymore. >> reporter: the cooling director said the survey found unlike the first race for governor, he's not getting enough maryland democrats to...
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tell us about it. >> reporter: it is called cota, if you couldn't tell by the hood here, and with us today is the ceo of cota automotive. his name is kevin zinger and he's here to tell us how the 100% electric car works. one of the few in the country. no gas whatsoever? >> it's on a no-liquid diet and it's manufactured in california and coming out this year. >> and here by 2011 sometime. >> in the washington, d.c. area, the end of 2011, the start of 2012. >> reporter: so she me under the hood. this will look different than your normal vehicle. this has a motor, as you call it. >> yes. this is all electronic. there is virtually no oil running through this, no small explosions from gasoline happening. it's really very, very few moving parts, which need very little maintenance. and the result of what is under the hood here coupled to a very advanced battery system means that you can meet all of your daily driving needs without using an ounce of oil and having zero tailpipe emissions. >> reporter: how fast can this go? are we talking upwards of 100 miles per hour? how fast does it go? >>
tell us about it. >> reporter: it is called cota, if you couldn't tell by the hood here, and with us today is the ceo of cota automotive. his name is kevin zinger and he's here to tell us how the 100% electric car works. one of the few in the country. no gas whatsoever? >> it's on a no-liquid diet and it's manufactured in california and coming out this year. >> and here by 2011 sometime. >> in the washington, d.c. area, the end of 2011, the start of 2012. >>...
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whichever fuel or energy sources used, it will require infrastructure. it's very difficult to build out eight different types of infrastructure to meet that kind of broad technology platform. i think we will have some hard choices as a nation to make about what our future transportation fuels will be. that is part of what this study is hoping to shed a great deal of light on. again, as i've said before, there is no question that for many years to come, the internal combustion engine, fuelled by hydrocarbons, particularly crude oil, or going to be a dominant form of transportation here in the united states. >> should oil exploration be permitted in the great lakes? >> that is a great question. from a geologic standpoint, i don't know if the great lakes has exploration potential. in terms of whether or not people would want to explore there are not, i just don't know. as to whether it could be done safely and environmentally responsibly, absolutely. ours is an industry that operates in many hostile environments in terms of weather and climate and other thi
whichever fuel or energy sources used, it will require infrastructure. it's very difficult to build out eight different types of infrastructure to meet that kind of broad technology platform. i think we will have some hard choices as a nation to make about what our future transportation fuels will be. that is part of what this study is hoping to shed a great deal of light on. again, as i've said before, there is no question that for many years to come, the internal combustion engine, fuelled by...
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thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood watch. let's get to it. hd radar, did want to show you the area we've been most currented with in the past half hour or so and that is east of the beltway, east of prince george's county along the bay there. see the intense yellows and reds. there is thunderstorm activity and doppler radar is indicating the possibility some of tornadoes. a tornado warning was issued about a half hour ago. it is in effect for a few more minutes. let's close in on that region. you can see the widespread rain across the region. this is pushing up t
thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood...
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substances or alcohol use on the job. the employees involved in this situation do not represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler officials identified a few of people involved in the incident. each of them has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further investigation. >>> get ready to shell out more cash for that morning starbucks run. shawn yancy now with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, this affects you and millions of other starbucks lovers. no. 5, you'll have to pay more for your favorite latte. the cove chain is upping the cost of larger -- coffee chain is upping the cost of larger size and hard to make drinks, but the regular size coffee will stay the same. no. 4, despite all the rumors verizon customers don't count on that iphone any time soon. the company hopes apple will eventually allow verizon to sell the phone on the new 4g network which won't be completed until next year. at&t has exclusive rights to set iphone in the u.s. no. 3, if you're paying more than $78 a mo
substances or alcohol use on the job. the employees involved in this situation do not represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler officials identified a few of people involved in the incident. each of them has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further investigation. >>> get ready to shell out more cash for that morning starbucks run. shawn yancy now with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, this affects you and millions of other...
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a lot of those decisions cost us political popularity. there are other things that were probably factors in the race. we'll look at the analysis over the next couple days. you can go back to some of the things i said in addition to the tough decision making. i think there were some real concerns about our recent engagement i said all publicly. >> vincent gray said there is more work to be done. he set up a new website buildonecity.com and posted a blog cautioning supporters that the general election is still ahead and tells them not to take down those yard signs or put away their walking shoes, but since there is no republican nominee it appears gray will be in the mayor's office january. >> what was up with those delayed results we waited for last night and into this morning? board of elections executive director says the counting fell behind schedule right after the polls closed in part because workers had trouble shutting down brand-new polling machines. this is also the first election with early voting and the first with same day regi
a lot of those decisions cost us political popularity. there are other things that were probably factors in the race. we'll look at the analysis over the next couple days. you can go back to some of the things i said in addition to the tough decision making. i think there were some real concerns about our recent engagement i said all publicly. >> vincent gray said there is more work to be done. he set up a new website buildonecity.com and posted a blog cautioning supporters that the...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> did you see it? a 90-year-old woman -- there she is, joan harding celebrated her 90 athin the air and joined a sky diving team in england and suited up in her red devil gear and showed everyone she's still young at heart and look at her go and they landed safely on the ground. >> yes, they did. >> and 90 years old. >> yeah. >> and there are a few redskins who would like to push albert hainesworth out of the plane. >> what is up with him? >> that is the million-dollar question for the hundred hundred million dollar man. tonight, leave it to hainesworth to spice up a saturday night. he broke his silence by talking on the radio. he had interesting things to say this evening on the kevin and rock show on 106.7 the fan and i will paraphrase. he said in a nut
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> did you see it? a 90-year-old woman -- there she is, joan harding celebrated her 90 athin the air and joined a sky diving team in england and suited up in her red devil gear and showed everyone she's still young at heart and...
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here to tell us about that are bill schmidt and donna burk hahn. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. and i've had the pleasure of doing work with your organization during the last couple of years and will be out there again for the vision walk. >> we appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure. and for those unfamiliar with the foundation, let's talk about the organization and the work you do. >> the mission for fighting blindness is to find treatments and cures for retinol diseases. the diseases include age related macular degeneration, star guard disease, which is a child's form of macular degeneration and deafness. >> are we hearing more about them or are they more prevalent because it seems like partly through the efforts of your organization, more focus is among them now. >> and the numbers go up as the population ages. so that is a growing problem. we're hearing about other diseases quite frankly because of some of the research success we're starting to see and for the first time in the history to have clinical trials. >> and some of the work that has been going on have
here to tell us about that are bill schmidt and donna burk hahn. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. and i've had the pleasure of doing work with your organization during the last couple of years and will be out there again for the vision walk. >> we appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure. and for those unfamiliar with the foundation, let's talk about the organization and the work you do. >> the mission for fighting blindness is to find treatments and cures for retinol...
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stay with us. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. >>> welcome back. let's get a check of the weather again. tony tony perkins is keeping an eye on things. look for about 90 degrees today. >> take a look at the current temperature around the region. we are primarily in the 60s. one chester, 716789 the cool spot, 57 in harrisonburg. here is a look at the satellite- radar. -- winchester, 71. there are awe few clouds out there off to the north and off to the south. we are cloud-free this morning and for the bulk of the day we will be. you think late today, we get some clouds coming through. here is your forecast for today. mostly sunny and hot. maybe a -- not maybe -- definitely a little more humid than it has been. look if a high today of about 90 degrees and that, let me do the calculations in high head, carry the
stay with us. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. >>> welcome back. let's get a check of the weather again. tony tony perkins is keeping an eye on things. look for about 90 degrees today. >> take a look at the current temperature around the region. we are primarily in the 60s. one chester,...
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dave ross joins us next in our friday football forecast. stay with us. at 9:26. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> one win under the belt. and ready for number 2, baby. >> it's going to be tough. they are taking on the houston texans this weekend. who knew they would be so tough? >> yeah. we thought the team in texas was out. right? especially not. -- apparently not. >> i think this is a tougher challenge. >> i think you are correct, sir. allison, do you agree that this will be a tougher game? with your knowledge? >> well, if you guys say so. >> we agree now. it is going to be tougher. and you were talking about an appropriate workplace closing. which led to clinton portis. well, this is interesting yesterday, guys. i'm not sure if you saw it. tony, i think you saw it last hour. clinton
dave ross joins us next in our friday football forecast. stay with us. at 9:26. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> one win under the belt. and ready for number 2, baby. >> it's going to be tough. they are taking...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. is. >>> stocks take their first dip in september and we are learning more about what it will take for the government to break even in the ininvestment in general motors. chris cotter joins us this morning. what i
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and thank you for joining us. let me say that one of the two cars involved on the lower level of i-270 has been towed away and the other one is a ways behind and that looks like the front end is crushed in. we're hearing that some of the cars may have swerved to miss the buses falling and this tour bus fell about 45 feet off the flyway and is shut down from the beltway to democracy and will be for many hours to come, brian. >> and we don't have any idea who the passengers are and where that were in our air or going? >> and -- our area and where they were going? >> there are initial reports we're hearing that in talking to some of the kids, they might be out of carlisle, pennsylvania, and that may have been a type of school trip. what we're told is that they were on i-270 and had not pulled off to the mall or something, the montgomery mall which is here. they were going straight down i- 270 and it was on this hov flyway when the bus careened and plunged 45 feet below. >> all right, will thomas live in bethesda, mar
and thank you for joining us. let me say that one of the two cars involved on the lower level of i-270 has been towed away and the other one is a ways behind and that looks like the front end is crushed in. we're hearing that some of the cars may have swerved to miss the buses falling and this tour bus fell about 45 feet off the flyway and is shut down from the beltway to democracy and will be for many hours to come, brian. >> and we don't have any idea who the passengers are and where...
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they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take them out of those office buildings and put them in one that doesn't have security and that's stupid. >> reporter: and the reason the brac commission said no, they want d.o.d. workersn with fortifications so i dommer can't drive up and explode it. there is no h.o.v. exit to shirley road. you can at least get that? >> that's what we're suggesting. if we had access to h.o.v. this bus would have gotten here 20 minutes earlier. but we need a ramp h.o.v. into the site and the local doesn't have the problem and the federal government should pay to it and that will help a
they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take...
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the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the underground lines present fewer problems during storms like last winter's blizzards. pepco has one of the lowest reliability ratings in the country. >>> we have a fox 5 consumer alert that could save the life of your child. the consumer product safety commission has announceed a massive recall by fisher-price, explaining the dangers earlier today on fox 5 morning news. take a listen. >> fisher-price, four different products, children's products, the largest believing 7 million trikes and this is that trike. >> huh,. >> the problem there was an ignition key here protruding up. little girls were
the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the...
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it cools us down for the weekend. 82 on saturday. we could have clouds and showers around, at least the possibility on sunday with highs only in the mid-70s so much cool are air by the end of the weekend. that is a look at the forecast. let's do some on-time traffic and you know what that means. >> not looking so bad right now. lanes are open as you work your way around from colesville road head around towards 270. southbound 95 in great shape leaving laurel down towards the beltway. no trouble spots to report on 270. looking at the camera, still at speed leaving 109 continuing down into germantown. traffic volume running smoothly in each direction out on 66 as you travel between manassas and the beltway. live shot of 395 leaving duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> president obama's top economic advisor plans to leave the administration at the end of the year. the white house says lauren summers will step down from his post as director of the national econo
it cools us down for the weekend. 82 on saturday. we could have clouds and showers around, at least the possibility on sunday with highs only in the mid-70s so much cool are air by the end of the weekend. that is a look at the forecast. let's do some on-time traffic and you know what that means. >> not looking so bad right now. lanes are open as you work your way around from colesville road head around towards 270. southbound 95 in great shape leaving laurel down towards the beltway. no...
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got used to this type of thing. you will see a lot more of this. >> this is the future. >> the future is here. we'll get to the graphics. right now, we are in the 60s and the 50s in parts of the area. what is that? 66degrees in the nation's capital. 58 in baltimore. 61 at dulles airport. winchester at 67 degrees. not a bad start to the day. what am i seeing, tucker? is that something new we're doing. here is the satellite-radar. we have a few clouds moving through. we'll see mostly sunny skies today. morning clouds coming through and then more sunshine. your forecast looks like this. mostly sunny skies. breezy at times. high 82 degrees. and when i say breezy, those wind could gust up to 20 25 miles per hour. great day to get out and cast your ballot today. >> the weather should be great for it as well. julie wright, should be great for people on the roadways too. >> it is not looking so bad right now. you will find the lane are open as you continued to work your way across the wilson bridge. light traffic volume on
got used to this type of thing. you will see a lot more of this. >> this is the future. >> the future is here. we'll get to the graphics. right now, we are in the 60s and the 50s in parts of the area. what is that? 66degrees in the nation's capital. 58 in baltimore. 61 at dulles airport. winchester at 67 degrees. not a bad start to the day. what am i seeing, tucker? is that something new we're doing. here is the satellite-radar. we have a few clouds moving through. we'll see mostly...
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fox 5's will thomas tacks us to frederick, maryland for this one. -- takes us to frederick, maryland for this one. >> reporter: urbana public library. a thousand people a day pass through here but it is what a collection supervisor discovered outside in the book drop friday that prompted frederick county official to spring into action. >> we were especially fortunate because our circulation supervisor would was doing that task used to work in the hospitality industry so she was trainedded and looking for exactly this kind of bug. >> reporter: elizabeth cromwell is the community relations manager for frederick county libraries. bed bugs discovered in books? that is a first. >> i've been here eight years. i've never heard of. this my director has never heard of this either. >> reporter: this is about one of a half dozen bed bugs collected from one of the children's books in the drop on heat advisory bin. those books are now sitting in the back of this truck baking. once the temperature reaches # 20 degrees it kills any remaining bugs. >> i think it is disgusting and i hope that they do
fox 5's will thomas tacks us to frederick, maryland for this one. -- takes us to frederick, maryland for this one. >> reporter: urbana public library. a thousand people a day pass through here but it is what a collection supervisor discovered outside in the book drop friday that prompted frederick county official to spring into action. >> we were especially fortunate because our circulation supervisor would was doing that task used to work in the hospitality industry so she was...
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stay with us. after four years, adrian fenty is now apologizing. he never apologized for giving control of $82 million in city contracts to his frat brothers. no apology for his secret trips and missed appearances, for record-high unemployment and overspending the budget. and no apology for what the washington post calls "silly fights with the d.c. council," "unnecessary government secrecy," "shutting out community voices." we're sorry, mayor fenty -- some things you just can't forgive. >>> 7:51. this sunday you could experience live music, dancing and art in adams morgan. >> which is really every day in adams morgan. >> pretty much. >> but holly is in the northwest neighborhood this morning with more on the 32nd annual adams morgan day. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. celebrate together not separately. that's what they say here in adams morgan. this is a global community of cultures and they are celebrating all that they are come sunday. they've been doing it 32 years.
stay with us. after four years, adrian fenty is now apologizing. he never apologized for giving control of $82 million in city contracts to his frat brothers. no apology for his secret trips and missed appearances, for record-high unemployment and overspending the budget. and no apology for what the washington post calls "silly fights with the d.c. council," "unnecessary government secrecy," "shutting out community voices." we're sorry, mayor...
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they can use a lot. there's a lot of things they need, computers and all that so it's pretty good for the kids. >> now, the donation is set to be announced on an episode of oprah that will also bring together doory booker and new jersey governor chris christie: 100 million dollars. >> i love it. >> and he's 26. >> that's even more amazing. >> wow. okay. hey, the redskins are getting ready to hilt the field again this weekend so what can we expect from the burgundy and gold on sunday? dave ross is up next with his expert opinion and dave wrote that. >> does very his ladies with him? >> no. they are gone. >> okay. and this week's ask allison question has to do with that light right there. we are going to tell what you one viewer asked that turned into a pretty involved investigation. i must say frustrating out come. >> really? >> i'm frustrated we don't know more about this but back in a moment with that. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you
they can use a lot. there's a lot of things they need, computers and all that so it's pretty good for the kids. >> now, the donation is set to be announced on an episode of oprah that will also bring together doory booker and new jersey governor chris christie: 100 million dollars. >> i love it. >> and he's 26. >> that's even more amazing. >> wow. okay. hey, the redskins are getting ready to hilt the field again this weekend so what can we expect from the burgundy...
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she will tell us what is happening on the roads. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. right now, it is 11 minutes after 5:00. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >>> welcome back. we take a look over the washington monument today. y
she will tell us what is happening on the roads. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. right now, it is 11 minutes after 5:00. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. my father...
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stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nation's capital on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. a little cool out there this morning. you might even say a little bit nippy in light of the temperature that we had this time yesterday morning. at least we get a bit of a break from the rain. not for long. >> no, be back later on this afternoon and tonight. >> with a vengeance apparently. >> yeah. right now, it is nice and comfortable out there. >> it is a little nippy, isn't it in. >> yeah, it feels good. we'll be looking at cloud cover moving in during the next several hours. let's go to max 2 and can you see the cloud cover moving in from the south and the southeast and the rain showers not too far way. increasing chance for rain around here. i think most of it will hold off until this afternoon. the main event arrives later tonight and during the daytime hours tomorrow. we'
stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nation's capital on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. a little cool out there this morning. you might even say a little bit nippy in light of the temperature that we had this time yesterday morning. at least we get a bit of a break from the rain. not for long. >> no, be back later on this afternoon and tonight....
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. >> i see the roads behind us closed off. how long are they expecting that? is that u street to be close offed? >> u street's been closed for hours now and that is up past 13th straight -- street, i believe, to 14th street and they doing a lot of work here. we understand the major crash squad is on the scene doing some measurements and they taking photographs and it might be some time before u street is open. >> thank you. >>> and what is sealing today's conflict. we have more on the common link between the two groups, 21-year- old ashley mccray and roby chavez is live with more on this story. >> reporter: we're told several hundred people were inside the church and another hundred on the streets and there were police and community activists. they knew, the young woman knew two rival gangs but they didn't get along and today witnesses said that gun fire rang out. the funeral for ashley mccray went from sadness to chaos in moments. those knowing her feared the two rival groups attending would clash. >> she was loved by many and it's hard for everyone. >> repor
. >> i see the roads behind us closed off. how long are they expecting that? is that u street to be close offed? >> u street's been closed for hours now and that is up past 13th straight -- street, i believe, to 14th street and they doing a lot of work here. we understand the major crash squad is on the scene doing some measurements and they taking photographs and it might be some time before u street is open. >> thank you. >>> and what is sealing today's conflict. we...
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we're happy george kept us together and we and he believe we have the team to do it and it's up to us now to get the job done and show everyone who doesn't think we're the right team to prove them wrong and show them we can do it all through the year. >>> women's professional soccer philadelphia independence hosting the washington tree dom, scoreless, 128th minute. the ball -- freedom, scoreless 128th minute. the freedom are eliminated and fall 1-0 and right now a certain football game, the washington redskins in control 27-17 in the 4th. albert haynesworth not active, did not play today. >> an expensive guy not to be playing. >> yup. we'll see what happens this week. >> that does it for us at 6:00. we are all back for you tonight at 10:00 and the news edge at 11:00. >> we'll see you then. úh>
we're happy george kept us together and we and he believe we have the team to do it and it's up to us now to get the job done and show everyone who doesn't think we're the right team to prove them wrong and show them we can do it all through the year. >>> women's professional soccer philadelphia independence hosting the washington tree dom, scoreless, 128th minute. the ball -- freedom, scoreless 128th minute. the freedom are eliminated and fall 1-0 and right now a certain football...
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won't impact us directly. we'll see some waves along the coast associated with it but the outflow reaching very close to the eastern shore. our forecast looking ahead here, a good one. after some early clouds, beautiful afternoon with lots of sunshine, high temperature about 80-degree. wind will be out of the north at about five miles per hour. later tonight, open the windows again. 54degrees. maybe close the windows. put a blanket on. in the upper 40s in some spots. wind out of the north at about five miles per hour. the next couple of days unfortunately, we need the rain. just not in the forecast. wednesday, thursday and friday, upper 80s near 90. if it is possible, it will feel a little humid around here by september standards. that is a look at the forecast. let's do some on-time traffic and we know what that means. julie wright. >> we are not letting go of summer. on the roads, you will find the lanes are open as you continue to work your way around northbound i-95 out of springfield headed up towards the
won't impact us directly. we'll see some waves along the coast associated with it but the outflow reaching very close to the eastern shore. our forecast looking ahead here, a good one. after some early clouds, beautiful afternoon with lots of sunshine, high temperature about 80-degree. wind will be out of the north at about five miles per hour. later tonight, open the windows again. 54degrees. maybe close the windows. put a blanket on. in the upper 40s in some spots. wind out of the north at...
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sarah, are you still with us? i thought i heard her for a second. >> well our coverage does continue with a look at the traffic. >> this is never ending. this is southbound 395 out of d.c. at washington boulevard where the main line of traffic is blocked. no one is getting by. 395 at the scene of the accident with fire and rescue equipment responding. delays building from the pentagon southbound on 395. now northbound lanes are open in the h.o.v. and main line and crawling out of newington toward 14th street bridge. so the accident occurred on the southbound side, main line closed as you can see here. fire rescue on the scene, 95 close to washington boulevard. here is the accident involving the two metro buses. this is eastbound university boulevard in the direction of four corners approaching burdett. and delays building back near arcola. in the direction of wieston -- wheaton, all lanes are open. exit slow among this stretch and an earlier incident cleared near georgetown road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- t
sarah, are you still with us? i thought i heard her for a second. >> well our coverage does continue with a look at the traffic. >> this is never ending. this is southbound 395 out of d.c. at washington boulevard where the main line of traffic is blocked. no one is getting by. 395 at the scene of the accident with fire and rescue equipment responding. delays building from the pentagon southbound on 395. now northbound lanes are open in the h.o.v. and main line and crawling out of...